French word

rider

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁide/

Meaning

  • verbwrinkle

Example

Le soleil ride la peau.

The sun wrinkles the skin.

Illustration for rider (wrinkle)

More examples

Le froid ride souvent le contour des yeux.

Cold often wrinkles the area around the eyes.

Core concept

Skin, fabric, or paper develops narrow folded lines across its surface.

Common phrases

  • rider les mains

    wrinkle the hands

  • rider le coin des yeux

    wrinkle the corners of the eyes

  • rider la peau du visage

    wrinkle the skin on the face

Similar words

froisser: To crumple fabric or paper into wrinkles or creases.
plisser: To create regular pleats or fine folds in fabric.

Definition in French

Provoquer des plis ou des rides sur une matière, comme la peau, le tissu ou le papier.

Word origin

The verb rider was formed from French ride, wrinkle, which comes from an Old French term ultimately linked to Latin ruga, wrinkle or fold.

Usage tips

  • The final -er in rider sounds like the French é, not like the vowel in the English word rider.

Opposites

  • lissersmoothverb

Related words

  • ridewrinklenoun
  • ridéwrinkledadjective

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